CONTENTS

1. Notes on Word Use
2. 1  When Running, Know Head from Tail (Fall 1885)
3. 2  A Superior Man Moves Swiftly (1885)
4. 3  A Fear of Corpses on the Railway (Spring 1881)
5. 4  Better to Trust Your Own? (1885)
6. 5  A Dream of Riches on the Railway (1881)
7. 6  A Father Never Sleeps (1885)
8. 7  The Road Ahead Always Slopes Up (1885)
9. 8  The Trials of Workers on the Railway (1881)
10. 9  Is It the Mountain or Railway that Kills? (1881)
11. 10  On the Road, Gentlemen Are Rare (1885)
12. 11  Boats Can Cross the Deepest Rivers (1885)
13. 12  The Poor Fare Better at Home than on the Road (1885)
14. 13  Fire Can Warm You or Leave You in the Cold (1885)
15. 14  Promises Ought Not to Be Dodged (1885)
16. 15  A Superior Man Merits a Second Chance (1885)
17. 16  Three Hands Are Better than Two (1885)
18. 17  An Unused Road Is Not Smooth (1885)
19. 18  No Light Inside an Inverted Bucket (1885)
20. Acknowledgments
21. About the Author

  Notes on Word Use

  1  When Running, Know Head from Tail (Fall 1885)

  2  A Superior Man Moves Swiftly (1885)

  3  A Fear of Corpses on the Railway (Spring 1881)

  4  Better to Trust Your Own? (1885)

  5  A Dream of Riches on the Railway (1881)

  6  A Father Never Sleeps (1885)

  7  The Road Ahead Always Slopes Up (1885)

  8  The Trials of Workers on the Railway (1881)

  9  Is It the Mountain or Railway that Kills? (1881)

10  On the Road, Gentlemen Are Rare (1885)

11  Boats Can Cross the Deepest Rivers (1885)

12  The Poor Fare Better at Home than on the Road (1885)

13  Fire Can Warm You or Leave You in the Cold (1885)

14  Promises Ought Not to Be Dodged (1885)

15  A Superior Man Merits a Second Chance (1885)

16  Three Hands Are Better than Two (1885)

17  An Unused Road Is Not Smooth (1885)

18  No Light Inside an Inverted Bucket (1885)

Acknowledgments

About the Author